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Run for the Rocks half marathon

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Location:

Wichita,KS,

Member Since:

Sep 14, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

marathon pr: 2:59:49. Saint George 2011

Praire Spirit 50 mile winner 7:36:30 2013

I accidentally ran 100 miles in November 2013. it was hard. I threw up a lot. decided to do a better job next time

I did it again on purpose October 2014--Heartland 100 winner and CR 17:38:37

Heartland 50 winner May 2014

Psycho Wyco 50k winner February 2012

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run enough to hold off the middle-age spread

Long-Term Running Goals:

~~Sub 3 hour marathon--SOMEDAY!~~ Done!

New long term goal: ....run enough to feel kinda like I did when I was fit

Personal:

I was a single mom. Two times over. We all survived, despite the fact that I make atrocious decisions. Then, I met a man I didn't deserve. And he loves me so much. And I love him. We lived in sin and bought a house for two years then hired a judge and officially got married(to our great delight and also the delight of our mothers), then a month later he was diagnosed with cancer. Well we survived all that and he's 100% fine now. But, we're really out of shape and really busy with kids and jobs and running just isn't my priority and there's so many other layers to all of it, but I'm running anyway. This is my failure blog now. Just to log that one run a week if I snag it.
Somehow that matters and I want that run recorded.

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Sun, Sep 22, 2013

Race: Run for the Rocks half marathon (13.17 Miles) 01:28:58, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1

Total Distance

14.00

I didn't feel that great from the get go. I was okay the first 9 miles then hit the wind and felt worse and sorta gave up and cruised in. There was nobody close enough to push me so I kinda just made sure I stayed in the lead and ahead of the 1:30 pace group. This wasn't a good race, 1:30 slower than a much harder course last month. I know some of this is bad choices I have made in the last few weeks. I do best when running with joy, and there has been very little of that lately. So the next 3 weeks will be more about pulling myself together and getting my head and heart in the right place. That will do me more good than any training. I will probably train hard for 14 days, then taper way down for a week. I'm going to eat right, let go of the toxic people and situations that have me in knots right now, breathe deep, pray for the peace that surpasses all understanding.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From SlowJoe on Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 13:02:41 from 66.69.93.8

Well, first off congrats on the win! 1:28 when you've been having a rough few weeks is pretty commendable. My choices, at least when it comes to health lately, have been terrible too. Anyway, hope you can de-stress and run with reckless abandon soon again. Sometimes life just gets in the way!

From Jake K on Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 13:09:16 from 67.177.11.154

Shake it off. Its a good workout, you won the race, and maybe it works out best in the end. You didn't go to the well, and when you get everything else sorted out and your mind in the right place, you'll be fresher in three weeks. Wishing you the best.

From Andrea on Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 13:43:01 from 67.177.11.154

This was a great hard workout three weeks out from the marathon! Hope you can bring back the joy of running :)

From Bonnie on Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 14:04:02 from 64.119.33.134

Win is a win, and a solid workout! Staying healthy (mentally and physically) is the most important thing, April, you are very wise :-)

From allie on Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 19:19:47 from 97.126.223.228

nice job, april. this is a great workout as you head into your final weeks of training.

good luck with everything over the next three weeks.

From Rachelle on Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 09:29:33 from 159.212.71.173

Congratulations on the win. A win is a win. You did not really taper for this race and it is coming off of some very hard training. I most definitely agree with everything already stated. Shake it off, take a small break if you need to and then refocus and move forward.

From emruns on Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 13:51:28 from 67.186.252.90

Congratulations on the win! Running should be a joyful refuge, not an added burden in your life. I think it is good to regroup and find that joy again. I like your commitment to throw away the watch for a while. It will come back to you, I promise!

From I Just Run on Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 09:12:46 from 67.79.11.242

I would say a win is a win! You'll get back to where you want to be soon.

From Tracy on Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 13:19:36 from 209.175.177.37

It's hard to race against yourself. I'm sure you'll have a great 3 weeks in preparation for the marathon (and the next win). Concentrate on the joy that your beautiful daughter brings :)

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